Overview
- Atlanta reduced Cousins’ 2026 base salary from a non-guaranteed $35 million to $2.1 million, according to ESPN.
- The contract now has a $67.9 million guarantee for 2027 that vests on March 13, the third day of the new league year.
- Pro Football Talk reports Atlanta plans to cut Cousins between March 11 and March 12 with a post-June 1 designation to split an estimated $35 million dead cap over two years.
- The restructure does not change any guaranteed money already owed to Cousins.
- The move follows the firing of head coach Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenot, as Cousins finished 5-3 after Michael Penix Jr.’s ACL injury and could influence the upcoming quarterback market.